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How to turn off Gemini in Gmail — and why you should | Proton (proton.me)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • In your Gmail app, go to Settings.
  • Select your Gmail address.
  • Clear the Smart features checkbox.
  • Go to Google Workspace smart features.
  • Clear the checkboxes for: Smart features in Google Workspace, Smart features in other Google products
  • If you have more Gmail accounts, repeat these steps for each one.
  • Turning off Gemini in Gmail also disables basic, long-standing features like spellchecking, which predate AI assistants. This design choice discourages opting out and shows how valuable your AI-processed data is for Google.

This has finally gotten me to take steps to deGoogle my email, Fastmail trial underway.

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[–] [S] 4 points 6 months ago

Thanks. Yes, Google had been evil for a long time, probably before they removed "don't be evil." No, let's not be gatekeepers.

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